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Scaled-back parliament to sit next week with just 90 MPs
Australia’s Parliament will meet next week to pass the stimulus package with just 90 MPs and a skeleton staff in the House...
‘You can do the maths’: Australia’s coronavirus death toll could hit 50,000
Australia’s death toll from the coronavirus could hit 50,000 with millions infected, based on the Morrison government’s more conservative predictions. It’s the...
School holiday extension likely – while fake letter warns closures ‘imminent’
School holidays could be extended across Australia to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, while Health Minister Greg Hunt has warned...
Morrison ducks, weaves and backs out of attending Sharks game
Scott Morrison has abandoned plans to attend his ‘beloved’ Cronulla Sharks’ first NRL game but has decided not to be tested for...
Coronavirus: Peter Dutton confirmed as positive after US trip
Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has contracted the coronavirus and is being treated in a Brisbane hospital just days after he...
Who qualifies for the coronavirus cash handout?
It’s the question everyone is asking: Do I get Scott Morrison’s $750 coronavirus cash handout, and when will I get it? To...
$750 cash handouts for millions of Australians in PM’s virus plan
Scott Morrison will hand out $750 in cash to millions of families that qualify for family tax benefits, aged pensioners, and the...
PM farewells surplus with ‘temporary’ measures in business-oriented stimulus plan
Scott Morrison will jettison the budget surplus in an attempt to recession-proof the Australian economy with a wage subsidy for apprentices, a...
Pensioners, unemployed tipped to get $500 coronavirus handouts
Pensioners and Newstart recipients could secure a one-off $500 cash splash to help protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus...
Free, phone-based COVID-19 consultations to form part of $2.4 billion health plan
Pregnant mums, over 70s and cancer patients will be offered “free” bulk-billed consultations over phone, video link or WhatsApp to help stop the...